# Verified against Divinum Officium (Latin Regula, English translation).
canonicalDate: "04-19"
label:
  la: "Cápite 63 Régulæ Sancti Patri Nostri Benedícti: De órdine congregatiónis"
  en: "The Rule of our Holy Father Benedict. Chapter 63: Concerning the Order of the Community. Continued."
text:
  la: |
    Junióres ígitur prióres suos honórent, prióres minóres suos díligant. In ipsa appellatióne nóminum nulli líceat álium puro appelláre nómine, sed prióres junióres suos fratrum nómine, junióres autem prióres suos nonnos vocent, quod intellígitur patérna reveréntia. Abbas autem, quia vices Christi créditur ágere, dóminus et abbas vocétur, non sua adsumptióne sed honóre et amóre Christi; ipse autem cógitet et sic se exhíbeat ut dignus sit tali honóre. Ubicúmque autem sibi óbviant fratres, júnior priórem benedictiónem petat. Transeúnte majóre minor surgat et det ei locum sedéndi, nec præsúmat júnior consedére nisi ei præcípiat sénior suus, ut fiat quod scriptum est: Honóre ínvicem præveniéntes. Púeri parvi vel adulescéntes in oratório vel ad mensas cum disciplína órdines suos consequántur. Foris autem vel ubíubi, et custódiam hábeant et disciplínam, usque dum ad intellegíbilem ætátem pervéniant.
  en: |
    Let therefore juniors by position honour those placed above them: let those placed above love their juniors. In the matter of addressing one another by name let it be lawful for no one to address another simply by name, but let those placed above designate their juniors “Fratres,” and juniors call those placed above them “Nonnos” which is understood as in paternal reverence: but let the abbot, because he is seen to represent Christ, be called “Domnus” and “Abbas,” not as having taken it upon himself, but for honour and love of Christ. But let him be mindful and so behave himself that he be worthy of such honour. And wherever the brethren meet one another, let the junior seek blessing from the one placed above him: and when a senior pass along, let the junior rise and give him room to sit and let not the junior presume to sit together with him unless the senior so direct him, so as to carry out what is written: “In honour preferring one another.” Let the younger and elder boys alike go to their places in the oratory or at table in an orderly manner. And out of doors or indeed anywhere at all let them have proper care and discipline until they reach the age of understanding.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified